
User Experience Design
Graduates of the User Experience (UX) Design program will expand future possibilities in people’s daily lives through products, environments, systems and services that are enhanced by technologically mediated human interactions.
The Program
This program is situated at the intersection of technology and creative practice. Here, students learn how to design technologically mediated systems and experiences, and human interactions with objects, spaces, and interfaces. Through in-depth user research, iterative prototyping, and usability testing, students will explore experiences amidst new and emerging technologies in areas including artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), robotics, smart mobility, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
UX Design is currently a STEM-designated program. International students completing this program qualify to apply for the STEM OPT (optional practical training) extension.
Degrees Offered


The program is grounded in creativity, speculative thinking, and experimental practices in response to rich socio- and techno-cultural themes. With access to CCS’s world-class studios and resources, students further their own skills and knowledge through hands-on learning. Critical inquiry and design provocations sharpen insights as students become adept with models of interaction, experience, and communication.
Students will learn to sketch and prototype with hardware and software for design ideation and development and apply code to bring creative concepts to life. Students will also learn about physical and cognitive ergonomics in human-machine and system interactions.
CAREER CHOICES
User experience (UX) design
Interaction design
Design research
Digital visualization
Content design
Systems design
Human factors research and cognitive ergonomics
Automotive UX and smart mobility
User interface (UI) design
Digital business and entrepreneurship
Service design
Academic research (Ph.D.)
Facilities
Featured Alumni

Christine Montalbano
User Experience Designer
Stellantis

Pamela Schmieder
User Experience Designer
Consumers Energy

Niti Punjabi
UX Researcher
Brambles

Chunxiao (Lulu) Lu
Senior Experience Designer
VMLY&R

Jharna Kakati,
Senior Experience Designer
VMLY&R

Roland Frohman III
Design Lead, Bissell Connect & IOT
BISSELL Homecare, Inc.

Brendan Quinn
Senior UX Designer
TomTom

Khyati Shah
Director, Design Experience
Rocket Companies
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creative minds can both explore and thrive. There is nothing
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In The News

CCS partners with Oakland University on VR game for new augment reality lab

Chair of User Experience Design Predrag Nikolic Recently Selected as a crQlr Awards 2022 Winner

CCS Appoints Internationally Renowned Interaction Designer to Chair Graduate UX Design Program
In a move to drive the highest level of experimentation and research, the College for Creative Studies has appointed a new academic chair that will encourage students to push boundaries and break new ground in the burgeoning field of advanced UX design.
